Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Jerome Rivers, 32, at a hotel in Solon on Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of Theo Echols, 32.
last month in Cleveland was taken into custody Wednesday morning by federal agents.
Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Jerome Rivers, 32, at a hotel on the 6000 block of Enterprise Parkway in Solon, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Rivers was arrested without incident and a firearm was found in the hotel room, authorities say. Rivers was wanted in connection with the shooting death of Theo Echols, 32, who was found at about 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 27 in a driveway near a home located in the 3700 block of East 50th Street in the South Broadway neighborhood. Echols was shot multiple times.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.